1861 December 21

[from the diary of Francis G. Hale of the 34th Ohio Zouaves]

we stayed at the same
place we did last night
part of the boys went
after a man by the
name of rece he has
som twenty hourses
with him they started
last evening they got
back a bout 10 oclock
they did not get the
horses they had got
to mutch of a start
of us we started after
breakfast to the guyan
falls apart of us went
over to see them and
hear the news I and
another fellow started
for camp we had
lots of fun along the
road we got some ap
ples and our dinner
we had lots of fun
I tell you what we
seene sights two
a long the road we
met a deaf woman
the fellow askede her
how far it was to
the mill she said good
morning sir he said
it louder she told
him then I plagued
him lots a bout it
a going a long the road
we got to camp about
fore oclock in the after
noone got our supers
and was awful tiarr
thoug bully happy

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